On Saturday, Dr. Alisahah Cole, vice president and chief community impact officer for Atrium Health, gave graduating students at Wingate University a lesson in real life that ended with a message of hope. About a third of those crossing the stage were physician assistants or doctors of physical therapy.

After 30 years of rumors, the Monroe Expressway is finally a reality. The toll road makes for a quick trip to and from Charlotte and promises to bring development to the area around the University.

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According to the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, 96 percent of first-year students entering Wingate in 2017 said the University's good academic reputation was important or very important in their decision to attend Wingate.

On Saturday, Dr. Alisahah Cole, vice president and chief community impact officer for Atrium Health, gave graduating students at Wingate University a lesson in real life that ended with a message of hope. About a third of those crossing the stage were physician assistants or doctors of physical therapy.

Although considered highly important by North Carolinians, higher education is often viewed as not affordable or diverse enough, according to a recent survey. Wingate University scores well on both counts.

It’s no secret that giving students a global perspective is high on Wingate University’s to-do list. What better way to accomplish this than to send them abroad? Wingate does just that, and at one of the top rates in the nation.

Veterans will get much more than just a “thank you for your service” from Wingate University next week, as nearly a dozen events have been planned as a lead-up to Veterans Day, all of them open to the public.

Alumni Spotlight

Our alumni are making us proud everywhere from Main Street to Malaysia. Wingate graduates are on mission in the Dominican Republic, making music and movies on the West Coast and making themselves available as mentors to our students. They're also giving back to the tune of more than 1,000 gifts during this year's annual campaign.

Kristen Bartlett wanted to be a comedy writer since she was 12 years old. She brought her blue-collar background and strong work ethic to Wingate from the North Carolina mountains, found her tribe in the English Department, and interned at CBS. After years of sketch and improv classes in New York, Bartlett caught her big break with SNL.

A gentle giant from a family of factory workers in High Point, Anthony Griffey came alive when he stepped on stage at Wingate University in the late 1980s. He went on to earn degrees from Eastman and Juilliard and has shared his golden voice with audiences all over the world. This fall, he'll play Mr. Strutt in an operatic performance of Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Fabio Azeredo, a starting forward on the Bulldog soccer team, carried his ukulele around with him on campus and won a talent contest with a freestyle rap. Now back in his native land, he uses entertainment to educate others and prompt them to think.

Brandon Crumpton's company, Key Signature, has claimed a big chunk of the entertainment-booking business in Charlotte and the surrounding region. A 2003 grad, he took on the 2012 Democratic National Convention, and said the event pushed his business ahead five years.

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Wingate, a comprehensive, independent and growing university, serves more than 3,600 students in North Carolina. Founded in 1896, the University offers 35 undergraduate majors as well as graduate and professional programs. Wingate is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.